Psychology Course Essays

Psychology Course Essays Psychology Course Essay Psychology Course Essay As a young child, I was full of curiosity and always was searching for something to feed my curiosity; I often questioned myself and others about life, the world as human beings. When should we seek deep understanding and what are the circumstances that convert simple unambiguous certainties into complex facts? My curiosity grew into interest and found myself frequently at the library. To look for books that answers my question. Something with sure facts, supported with science and research. I stumbled on a psychology book The science of Mind and Behaviour by Charles T. Blair-Broeker, Randal M. Ernst, David G. Myers 2007, which talks about the human mind and behaviour. Remembering how interesting the book was makes me want to learn more from it. Although most of my questions were answered, I found myself having more questions than before. From that day on, I realised that I wanted to pursue a career in Psychology. After completing my Irish leaving cert (GCSE), without hesitation I applied at the Westminister University to study (2009) exploring psychology and successfully completed my first year and got awarded the full credits of 40 points. The experience of being at the Westminister University made me gain allot of confidence in myself. It made me challenge myself and mostly it made me work hard more independently. The experience as an O.U student had its high and low, it was truly something different and different is surely what I was looking for. In 2011 I took a gap year due to planning to move and study in England, therefore decided to work in the meantime to have more work experience. I was offered a job at River Island and was delighted to work for them. This job has given me the opportunity to interact with other people and explore different diversities, habit and background. I am able to speak English, Arabic and a bit of Spanish. In my spare time, I volunteer at my local community to teach children with learning difficulties, such as learning to read and write in English and Arabic. But to me I do not think of it as just teaching, but also giving them a chance to help them develop their knowledge and understanding. It’s fair to say that I’m passionate about psychology; this is why I am still interested in studying psychology. It’s not all about theories, but it helps people answer questions that they want to know and sometimes even need to know. To achieve a degree in Psychology is not going to be easy, but its a start to my dream career and it would take a lot of dedication, tolerance and determination. Its the path to a qualification in which I am prepared to strive and work hard for and add a stepping stone to archive my goals. My father once told me that you have to start at the bottom to get at the top, it is a long ladder that you have to climb, so embrace yourself for the climb because it is never easy one day I will have achieved my ambition to become a psychologist. To me Psychology is not just science; it is a way of life. A source of inspiration and it has inspired me to become a part of it.